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A16890 The third part of The true vvatch containing the call of the Lord, to awake all sorts to meet him with intreatie of peace, and to turne unto him by true repentance: shewing what causes we have forthwith to betake our selves to watching and prayer. Taken out of the vision of Ezekiel, chap. 9. By Iohn Brinsley.; True watch. Part 3 Brinsley, John, fl. 1581-1624. 1622 (1622) STC 3786; ESTC S106649 153,159 198

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from_o god_n and_o so_o from_o this_o scourge_n p._n 389_o 4._o help_v for_o prayer_n because_o we_o can_v be_v keep_v except_o we_o pray_v nor_o stand_v in_o these_o evil_a day_n without_o the_o special_a sustain_a hand_n of_o our_o god_n p._n 390_o 5._o help_v for_o fast_v to_o humble_v we_o and_o to_o make_v our_o prayer_n more_o powerful_a and_o effectual_a that_o we_o may_v be_v keep_v p._n 390_o abomination_n 33._o atheism_n of_o judah_n anger_v the_o lord_n to_o the_o uttermost_a and_o bring_v the_o captivity_n p._n 390_o the_o day_n of_o vengeance_n wish_v by_o desperate_a scoff_a atheist_n p._n 391_o what_o a_o day_n that_o will_v be_v when_o it_o come_v p._n 392_o atheist_n scoff_v at_o the_o threaten_n of_o the_o prophet_n p._n 392_o this_o sin_n can_v be_v purge_v till_o they_o die_v p._n 392_o all_o be_v at_o a_o covenant_n with_o death_n and_o hell_n p._n 392_o atheist_n of_o all_o other_o most_o timorous_a when_o the_o vengeance_n come_v p._n 393_o abomination_n 34._o division_n of_o judah_n anger_v the_o lord_n and_o bring_v the_o captivity_n p._n 394_o their_o division_n flow_v from_o all_o their_o abomination_n and_o chief_o from_o the_o apostasy_n so_o general_o p._n 394_o all_o be_v give_v to_o covetousness_n and_o spread_a net_n p._n 395_o no_o man_n can_v trust_v other_o p._n 395_o the_o great_a spoil_v the_o poor_a p._n 395_o all_o against_o the_o true_a prophet_n and_o against_o all_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o why_o p._n 395_o their_o own_o familiar_n wait_v to_o have_v matter_n against_o they_o p._n 396_o not_o one_o leave_v with_o god_n faithful_a servant_n to_o be_v see_v to_o stand_v for_o they_o p._n 396_o the_o church_n have_v none_o to_o look_v to_o but_o to_o the_o lord_n p._n 397_o the_o number_n of_o the_o godly_a exceed_a small_a at_o that_o time_n among_o they_o as_o the_o grape_n after_o the_o vintage_n p._n 397_o how_o the_o church_n comfort_v herself_o against_o the_o insult_a of_o the_o enemy_n p._n 397_o a_o question_n answer_v viz._n in_o so_o many_o division_n to_o who_o to_o join_v p_o 398_o 399._o application_n to_o our_o own_o soul_n concern_v our_o division_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o head_n herein_o p._n 399_o chap._n xii_o the_o mean_n whereby_o the_o lord_n have_v strive_v with_o they_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n that_o he_o may_v spare_v they_o and_o how_o in_o stead_n of_o repent_v their_o sin_n be_v increase_v by_o they_o all_o p._n 400_o mean_n by_o call_v they_o by_o his_o word_n and_o how_o he_o have_v thereby_o strive_v with_o they_o in_o all_o sort_n p._n 401_o 402_o how_o he_o have_v call_v they_o by_o the_o continual_a voice_n of_o his_o mercy_n p._n 402_o how_o he_o have_v call_v they_o by_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o rod_n both_o bodily_a and_o spiritual_a p._n 403_o the_o lord_n weary_a with_o smite_v inforce_v to_o give_v they_o up_o to_o their_o own_o heart_n lust_n and_o to_o this_o induration_n p._n 404_o the_o high_a step_n of_o their_o induration_n that_o they_o be_v give_v over_o to_o scoff_n at_o the_o lord_n warning_n whereby_o he_o call_v they_o to_o repentance_n p._n 405_o this_o sin_n can_v not_o be_v purge_v p._n 405_o some_o cause_n of_o their_o induration_n and_o why_o they_o profit_v not_o by_o all_o the_o mean_n which_o the_o lord_n use_v p._n 406_o why_o the_o lord_n will_v spare_v they_o no_o long_o after_o he_o have_v use_v all_o these_o mean_n to_o reclaim_v they_o p._n 407_o application_n to_o ourselves_o p._n 408_o chap._n xiii_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o lord_n vengeance_n when_o no_o other_o mean_n can_v serve_v p._n 410_o the_o lamentation_n of_o jeremie_n write_v to_o set_v out_o this_o misery_n p._n 411_o their_o carnal_a confidence_n in_o josiah_n seem_v one_o cause_n to_o have_v provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o take_v he_o away_o after_o who_o death_n begin_v their_o misery_n immediate_o p._n 412_o the_o woeful_a misery_n which_o at_o that_o time_n they_o endure_v as_o p._n 412_o 1._o famine_n in_o the_o 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